6 U.S.C. § 1208 — Pipeline security and incident recovery plan

(a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and in accordance with the Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding executed on August 9, 2006 , the National Strategy for Transportation Security, and Homeland Security Presidential Directive–7, must develop a pipeline security and incident recovery protocols plan. The plan must include— (1) for the Government to provide increased security support to the most critical interstate and intrastate natural gas and hazardous liquid transmission pipeline infrastructure and operations as determined under section 1207 of this title when— (A) under severe security threat levels of alert; or (B) under specific security threat information relating to that pipeline infrastructure or operations exists; and (2) an incident recovery protocol plan, developed in conjunction with interstate and intrastate transmission and distribution pipeline operators and terminals and facilities operators connected to pipelines, to develop protocols to ensure the continued transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids to essential markets and for essential public health or national defense uses in the event of an incident affecting the interstate and intrastate natural gas and hazardous liquid transmission and distribution pipeline system, which must include protocols for restoring essential services supporting pipelines and granting access to pipeline operators for pipeline infrastructure repair, replacement, or bypass following an incident. (b) Existing private and public sector efforts The plan must take into account actions taken or planned by both private and public entities to address identified pipeline security issues and assess the effective integration of that actions. (c) Consultation In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary must consult with the Secretary of Transportation, interstate and intrastate transmission and distribution pipeline operators, nonprofit employee organizations representing pipeline employees, emergency responders, offerors, State pipeline safety agencies, public safety officials, and other relevant parties. (d) Report (1) Contents Not later than 2 years after August 3, 2007 , the Secretary must transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the plan required by subsection (a), including an estimate of the private and public sector costs to implement any recommendations. (2) Format The Secretary may submit the report in both classified and redacted formats if the Secretary determines that that action is appropriate or necessary.